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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishMarriage may be entered into only on the basis of a free consent of a woman and a man. Marriage shall be based on equality of spouses. (Art. 71)
- MontenegrinBrak se može zaključiti samo uz slobodan pristanak žene i muškarca.
Brak se zasniva na ravnopravnosti supružnika. (Član 71)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. Everyone has the right to form a family and to marry under conditions of full equality.
2. The law shall regulate the requisites for and the effects of marriage and its dissolution by death or divorce, regardless of the form in which it was entered into.
3. Spouses have equal rights and duties in relation to their civil and political capacity and to the maintenance and education of their children.
4. Children born outside wedlock may not be the object of any discrimination for that reason, and neither the law, nor official departments or services may employ discriminatory terms in relation to filiation.
5. Parents have the right and the duty to educate and maintain their children.
6. Children may not be separated from their parents, save when the latter do not fulfil their fundamental duties towards them, and then always by judicial decision.
7. Adoption shall be regulated and protected in accordance with the law, which must lay down swift forms for completion of the respective procedural requirements. (Art. 36) - Portuguese1. Todos têm o direito de constituir família e de contrair casamento em condições de plena igualdade.
2. A lei regula os requisitos e os efeitos do casamento e da sua dissolução, por morte ou divórcio, independentemente da forma de celebração.
3. Os cônjuges têm iguais direitos e deveres quanto à capacidade civil e política e à manutenção e educação dos filhos.
4. Os filhos nascidos fora do casamento não podem, por esse motivo, ser objecto de qualquer discriminação e a lei ou as repartições oficiais não podem usar designações discriminatórias relativas à filiação.
5. Os pais têm o direito e o dever de educação e manutenção dos filhos.
6. Os filhos não podem ser separados dos pais, salvo quando estes não cumpram os seus deveres fundamentais para com eles e sempre mediante decisão judicial.
7. A adopção é regulada e protegida nos termos da lei, a qual deve estabelecer formas céleres para a respectiva tramitação. (Art. 36)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
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A child born out of wedlock shall have the same rights as a child born in wedlock.
… (Art. 64) - Serbian Cyrillic
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Деца рођена изван брака имају једнака права као деца рођена у браку.
... (Члан 64)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishNo one shall be subject to interference in his or her personal and family life, except when such interference is stipulated by the Constitution of Ukraine.
… (Art. 32) - UkrainianНіхто не може зазнавати втручання в його особисте і сімейне життя, крім випадків, передбачених Конституцією України.
… (Стаття 32)
Marriage and Family Life
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A civil wedding should always precede the blessing of the marriage, apart from the exceptions to be established by the law if needed. (Art. 21) - Dutch…
Het burgerlijk huwelijk moet altijd aan de huwelijksinzegening voorafgaan, behoudens de uitzonderingen door de wet te stellen, indien daartoe redenen zijn. (Art. 21) - French…
Le mariage civil devra toujours précéder la bénédiction nuptiale, sauf les exceptions à établir par la loi, s’il y a lieu. (Art. 21) - German…
Die zivile Eheschließung muss stets der Einsegnung der Ehe vorangehen, vorbehaltlich der erforderlichenfalls durch Gesetz festzulegenden Ausnahmen. (Art. 21)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishEveryone is entitled to inviolability of his or her private and family life.
… (Sec. 26) - EstonianIgaühel on õigus perekonna- ja eraelu puutumatusele.
… (§ 26)
Marriage and Family Life
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(1) Hungary shall strive to provide social security to all of its citizens. Every Hungarian citizen shall be entitled to assistance in the event of maternity, illness, invalidity, disability, widowhood, orphanage and unemployment for reasons outside of his or her control, as provided for by an Act.
… (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. XIX) - Hungarian
(1) Magyarország arra törekszik, hogy minden állampolgárának szociális biztonságot nyújtson. Anyaság, betegség, rokkantság, fogyatékosság, özvegység, árvaság és önhibáján kívül bekövetkezett munkanélküliség esetén minden magyar állampolgár törvényben meghatározott támogatásra jogosult.
... (Szabadság és Felelősség, XIX. cikk)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishWhereas every person in Malta is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely –
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(c) respect for his private and family life,
... (Art. 32) - MalteseBilli kull persuna f’Malta hija intitolata għad-drittijiet u libertajiet fundamentali tal-individwu, jiġifieri, id-dritt, tkun xi tkun ir-razza, post ta’ oriġini, fehmiet politiċi, kulur, twemmin, sess, orjentazzjoni sesswali jew identità tal-ġeneru tagħha, iżda suġġett għar-rispett tad-drittijiet u l-libertajiet ta’ oħrajn u tal-interess pubbliku, għal kull waħda u kollha kemm huma dawn li ġejjin, jiġifieri-
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(ċ) ir-rispett għall-ħajja privata u familjari tiegħu,
… (Art. 32)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe Republic provides particular care and protection for the family. The legal relations in marriage, the family and cohabitation are regulated by law. Parents have the right and duty to provide for the nurturing and education of their children. Children are responsible for the care of their old and infirm parents. The Republic provides particular protection for parentless children and children without parental care. (Art. 40)
- MacedonianРепубликата му обезбедува посебна грижа и заштита на семејството. Правните односи во бракот, семејството и вонбрачната заедница се уредуваат со закон. Родителите имаат право и должност да се грижат за издржување и воспитување на децата. Децата се должни да се грижат за старите и изнемоштени родители. Републиката им обезбедува посебна заштита на децата без родители и децата без родителска грижа. (Член 40)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) The public authorities shall respect and protect the intimate, family and private life.
… (Art. 26) - Romanian(1) Autorităţile publice respectă şi ocrotesc viaţa intimă, familială şi privată.
… (Art. 26)